Gold closed at $4,951.20 per troy ounce on 6 February 2026, up $89.80 (1.85%) from the previous close of $4,861.40.
Metal value only, before dealer margins and fabrication.
Twelve months earlier gold traded around $2,856.00, making this a +73.36% move year on year.
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Gold closed at $4,951.20 per troy ounce on 6 February 2026. That is $89.80 higher than the previous close of $4,861.40, a move of 1.85%.
The gold price rose on 6 February 2026, gaining $89.80 (1.85%) against the previous session's close of $4,861.40.
At $4,951.20 per troy ounce, one gram of pure gold was worth about $159.18 on 6 February 2026. A troy ounce is 31.1034768 grams.
Scrap value follows purity, so on 6 February 2026 18k gold was worth about $119.39 per gram and 14k about $92.86 per gram, against $159.18 for pure 24k. These are melt values before any dealer margin.
The gold-to-silver ratio closed at about 64.5 on 6 February 2026, meaning one ounce of gold was worth roughly 64.5 ounces of silver.
A week before 6 February 2026, gold was around $4,713.90 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,951.20 is a gain of 5.0% over the week.
A month before 6 February 2026, gold was around $4,482.20 per troy ounce, so the close of $4,951.20 is a gain of 10.5% over the month.
A year before 6 February 2026, gold was around $2,856.00 per troy ounce. The close of $4,951.20 therefore represents a rise of 73.4% over twelve months.